Voters on the South Side and West Side of Chicago supported Mayor Brandon Johnson just a year ago. They just vehemently rejected his plan to raise the real estate transfer tax, which threatened businesses and lacked details about easing homelessness.
This edition of The Policy Shop was written by policy analyst Hannah Schmid Here’s a word problem for Chicago students: Which is greater? Classroom A, where 1% of students can do 8th-grade math, or Classroom B, where 91% of students can do 8th-grade math. If you picked Classroom B, you are WRONG – that is,...
In 2020, 70% of Chicago voters approved the failed statewide progressive income tax. But on March 19, they rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s real estate transfer tax hike. This is a resounding defeat for Johnson and his allies in the Chicago Teachers Union.
Chicago voters were giving a thumbs down on the referendum to raise the real estate transfer tax on million-dollar properties known as “Bring Chicago Home,” with 54% voting “no” with 96% of the precincts reporting.
A commission reported $1.4 billion is needed from taxpayers as soon as 2035 to fix the state funding drop at Illinois public universities. Instead, they should be pushing for pension reform.
March 19 is Primary Election Day in Illinois. Here’s a guide on how, when and where to vote.
Media footage from the Chicago Teachers Union's Student Power Forum and Parade to the Polls event shows several, explicit ethics violations.
While Cook County experienced the largest decline, less-populous Illinois counties were losing people at the fastest rate last year.
Chicago is approaching $300 million spent on the migrant crisis since the first bus arrived in 2022. Nearly two years later, more than 11,200 migrants are in the city shelters.
The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding sustainable community schools be increased from 20 to 200. It is also pushing Chicago Public Schools to end selective enrollment schools. CTU’s choice is failing. Selective enrollment is working. Did CTU bosses flunk logic class?
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s strategy for defunding the police doesn’t save money and makes Chicago less safe. Overtime is up, violent crime is up, arrests are down.